Pleasure-railway.



THGMPSON.

'PLEASURE RAILWAY. APPLIGA'HN FILED 11132.21, 191s.

LA MARCUS A.

Patented Aug. i2,

s SHEETS-SHEET 1.

LA MARCUS A. THOMPSON.

PLEASURE HALWAY.

APPLICATION FILED rEB.21,1913.

3 SHBETSHSHEBT Z.

Patentd Aug. 12, 1913.

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Hmm/esa LA MARCUS A. THOMPSON,

PLEASURE RMLWAY.

MWLICATION FILED riskzz, 1913.

Paented Aug. 12, MM?.

3 SHEETSYSHEET Z.

,un fr se. ass- .sealed fpplicatlcn .lied February 251 m52; 'Seriallele.

and State' of New York, have inventeil` u new and useful Luproveuient inPleasure- Railways, of which the following is a Iull,

clear, and exact description, reference beine;

. had to the accompanying clravsings, which form :i part of thisspecification.

Myiiivention relates to pleasure railways. The object of my invention isto so construct the railway, and particularl)7 the cars, the connectionsbetween them when a plurality are operatcdtogethcr as a train, 'thebrake mechanism ,and the roafl bell, lo

enable the cars to be operated n'itlra maximum of comfort and safety.

`s is well known, the reeel heel oil" an ordinary' pleasure railway isvery uuclulatiiw vand irregular, being purposely provicleo `withexcessively stee grades and sharp curves so as lo allorel) theexcitement and thrills which :ire'the chief inducement for the patronageof the public. These lea tures, stuiliously avoided by ordinarypassenger railroads because of their niauiivest -dangeigniustnecessarily be preserved in pleasure railways. 'Neturalliu seriousaccidents have occurred from time to time. The danger of accident isenhanced in that type otrpleasure railways known as the racing,rcoaster. The usual methods of connecting together thc several cars of atrain is also unsatisfactory, in that there is pronounced racking of thecars bach and forth,

up and down, and sidewise, resulting in cx- Cessive wear and tear on thecars., almorrual strain on the mechanism connecting the cars, and langerof the ars becoming separated or derailed.

My invention has been evolved after long; experience in the building;`of pleasure railways and after careful inquiry into the causes of allaccidents, and my invention consists in the structural features, in boththeir broacl anal speciiqaspects, hereinafter described and shown in thedrawings in which A lFigure l is :i side elev'ation, partly in tion,ofdthc front car, the car adjacent there on e Jor'in 1 4 coineetinf to,el to of' th` i f g mechanism; Fign 2 is an inserted plain the saine;Fig. 3 is a eifle el'eratoiu Eger car; Fig. l is au ing Fig. 5 is'aperspeciuechauisui; lfig. l is Egli the roaihliell and of the cars,clran'n to dei-ailment.

in section, of the'rear rei-ted plan (l tive View of the braio acrosssection thro: siile guide and one show the impossibility ofReferring to if lurly to Fig. l: a represents the cui' body, Z1 the cartruck, c the wheels, (i the rails. c the road bell, f the siileuprights. g] the braces reinforcing; the siile uprights, /l lie sillegullies, and v' horizontal rollers carried by cach car unil adapte/il,in ease of abnormal tilting oithe car sieleu'ise, to contact with thesiile guides. Ylfhe loor of the ear is raiseil some distance above thelower e( jes of the siile pieces 7c of the. car bod); andthelongitudinal holsters volt the ruch are spaced. such a distance :igarthat the cui' boi .may be piaceri. onthe truck so that the. l'loor y'will rest on the oolstcrs while the side pieces l; abut against theouter faces oi the holsters. ll`lie liooi is then secureil to theholsters by bolts. the ear boily to be readily placent upon, or rcuioredfrom, the truck.

ln describing the invention it may be coui'enicutly assumed that threecars zu, y and are connected togcther'to forni the train,

although any number of ears may be eounece together withoutnecessitating any inoilili ation of the connecting mechanism. ln hij;ivention tlc ears are connected lolgcther,by a, single. cable extendingfrom the lirst e: through 'the intermediate car or cuis, to the' lustcar. rlh'is cable m, iuust not be confuse-cl with the ruimingr orpropulsion cable which, in mani-,f pleasure railways, cxtciuls alongsections of the track and which iscntejegeel by an autoniatie oriifiauuullj,y opeifatealgrip on one or more oi" the ears to convey thecars from lower to higher levels. ln my invention the cable m is simplya connecting;I cable. The front euil of the cable exteiul through thefront cross-piece oft' the car truck uit the front cir :nul is chunpeilto the liront fach of the crossfpim-e tfseo l" ds. l and 2); while therear cial of the cable is secured to n gross-'heini u. at the racer ofthe cer s (see 'the crossfheacl cf'L carries ilforw; y extending all thelibures, and particu- This construction permits N 5,1% ami 5, l. hav@illustrated the' amg mhanism, The brake-leve? l() is 1 fwaeen @nds imsmndmr l1. 0h mak imm@ :m at its lower and is heal a, wm l2 semu'mo themaar and whisk, wsaea farming @ayt of y :ming mechanism, also se'ves asa/ fthe 1mm* pari.; 0i. the connecting a The mbe is Sab'@ in thecrasscom what claim and dese E0' Hy;

Letters Patent is: '12B/f l. lin@ pleasurefmilway, the'cmbnat' with aplurality olif-aw n'rmuged a5 fgfsmimf of a, cable atfzwhed'to ih@ frontcm zmdax' tending longitudnalyof the Cear :m ai? reali can? o the trainare held. togetherycOurplmg hecha-msm between' ad}a'cent lzai'sf-Eadapgd' to permlt, them to hav@ a llmlted' EELS COPY Lawaai.

attachment-ofthe' cable tol one' ef the enrl oars., f

2. ln apleasui'e railway., theeoinbiiatien vwith-aJ plurality of oarsarranged as a. train.,

ofeoiipling members telesceping one Within the otliei, means Connectingsaid ineinbee with adjacent eaiys and pei'm'itt-ing tlieiii to assumedifferent' angles relatively 'tl'ieiete, and ineens additional to thecoupling inem bers connecting together the front and reati" cars andmaintaining tlie coupling ineinbeifa in operative relation. l

3. In a. pleasure railway, tlie combination with a plurality of carsarranged as a tirain, of a non-propulsion cableexteiicl'ing'longitudinallj/ of and eonneeted with the cai; at one endofthe train, means additional to the cable to connect adj aeent cars,and a lient ble connection between the cable and tlie caz at the otherenel of tlie train, `tliei'eby .peemitting; tlie average flistancesapartof adjacent ears to vary with an inteieonneeting lcable of definitelength.

4. In a pleasure railway, the combination with a plurality of cars,arranged as a train, of a non-propulsion cable' extending longitiulinally of the oars anti .connected with the front and rear cai-s,'and means adelitioiial to tlie cable, yieliliiigljy connecting ad:jacent cars ano through which tlie @able ex tencia and is guided. i

5. In a pleasure railway7 tlie eembinatieii 'with a plurality of ears,of a pan-telf C0i1- pliiig members, teleseoping,r one Within the other,between adgaeent ears, ineansoonneoting said coupling members withadjacent cars and permitting them to assume elifferent angles ielativeh7thereto, anti anonv propulsion cable extending longitudinally oi" tliecars and maintaining tlie coupling ineinbeis of each pali' in operativerelation.

G. In a pleasure railway, the combination withy a plurality oi ears, ofa pairof'tubee, telo-scoping one wit-lain tlie other, Ween adjacentears, means connecting; tl'ie tubes Witli adjacent @are and peiiiiittingtliem to assume dillei'ent angles ielatively tlieiete, and a nonpropulsion cable extending leiigitudinally of tlie cars vthrough saidtubes,

and limiting tlie extensibility o tlie'tubalai connection.

7 In a pleasure i'ailway, the combination with a plurality of (faire,et" a pair tubess telescoping one within the otlioia between adjacentears, means eoiineeting tubea with ad]aeont ears' and permitting' tlienito' assume different angles relatively thereto, a tension deviceyieldingly resisting; the oontiact-ibility of the tubular eenaerationand a cable extending through ,said tubes :intl attaelied to `tlie frontani-l i'eai 8. ln a pleasure railway4 tlie combination with `plurality,of ears. of a gait el, times teleseopiiigf one within t/ie etliei7aiiaiigeol between adjacent cai-s, ball anal eeelzet eonnection betweeneaoli tube of a pail' and tlie` next adjacent ein3 a teiieioii ilevieeyielil- 'ingly resisting the eoiiliai-iibilily et the tubulart'eiiieetiou, and a cable extending tlii'ougli Said tubes and attaclieclto tlie ifent y ano ieai" ears.

' lne. 'pleaaiiie iail 'ay, llie eoiibinatioii Wii a iiliiialiiy ofcai's, of a pair of tubes` teleeo'ping` one T-:illiiii tlie. other,ari-angeli between adjacent fais, a ball amil seelte't eone nectiontretuf'een eaeli tube of :i pali' and tlie next adjacent can, a springeoninecl between tlie tubes et a pair aiiil tending to canse tliein to:aeuiiie a uioie extended position, and a cable extending ilii'ougilisaid tubes and limiting tiie extensibility of tlie tiibiilai"Connection. Y

l0. ln a pleasure railway, tlie eiibina-- tion 'with a plural'y of @areaiiaiigretl a, train, of a paii' et' tubes, teleseoiiing ene Within tlieQtliei, between adjacent Cars, means Connecting the tuliea ufitli at t"ears and pei'initting there te assume dificient angles relativelytlieieto7 and a cable 'i tenilinin tliioueli eaitl tiilioa `Wit-li tlieiront and ieai caes,

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ent a l iaioii (l l@ tending te eaten@ eeiine a cable eonneeteel m i theti'ain extending" tliie to 'tile cai 'tl otliei end a flexible tionbetween t e lf, l l tiie tion n aiigef'i as a ti'aiiuof a n: of tatie-e7teleaeopingne Within the otliei, aiiangeii between iitljaeent i533 care,a ball anfl Seeltet eonneetioii between, eaelfi tube pair ani/l tlienent adjacent l caia a tension fle-vice e lined between ilie iibea ef' apali antiv teiiflingJ to aeaiiine a more extenclerl cable extendingtliieiigle saifl t neeted with tl-ie front and rea: C

lil. a. iail my? the tion with a iti; can' air, tiaiiij of .LA MARCUS A.THOMPSON.'

m assume a mer@ ex'emdle position., a, cable-

